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Fresno

TV·1986–1986·1 season, 5 episodes·CBS·Comedy, Soap, Drama·1h 12m

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In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on hard times. They are led by widowed matriarch Charlotte, who is locked in a deadly power struggle with rival raisin magnate Tyler Cane.

Castfull cast & details

Carol BurnettCarol BurnettCharlotte KensingtonDabney ColemanDabney ColemanTyler CaneGregory HarrisonGregory HarrisonTorchTeri GarrTeri GarrTalon KensingtonCharles GrodinCharles GrodinCane KensingtonLuis ÁvalosLuis ÁvalosJuanPat CorleyPat CorleyEarl DukeValerie MahaffeyValerie MahaffeyTiffany Kensington

Episodes by season

Season015Episodes1986Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Raisin Basket of the WorldNovember 16, 1986—Raisin Baron Tyler Cane seeks to cut off the Kensington Ranch water supply so he can control the raisin crop of Fresno, but Cane Kensington
  2. S01E02Episode 2November 17, 1986—Charlotte uses her female wiles to get the Duke Tract of land. The Kensingtons need that land for a way to get the water they need. Charles
  3. S01E03Episode 3November 18, 1986—Tiffany finds a kindred spirit in Torch, a drifter without a shirt, while searching for her true parents. Tyler uses Juan as a spy to get th
  4. S01E04Episode 4November 19, 1986—All the skeletons come out of the closets at the Annual Raisin Festival Masquerade Ball. An attempt to kill Cane Kensington goes wrong.
  5. S01E05Episode 5November 20, 1986—The identities of two killers are revealed amid courtroom pandemonium. Cane has to be in two court rooms at the same time and tell two diffe

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